Fall Foliage Photographic Tips

photo by ForestWander

Fall is a great time of year for photographers no matter what your skill level is. Mother Nature does most of the work. You really can’t go wrong if you point a camera at a tree in full color. But there are some things that you can do that can take a picture from okay to great. This is a list of some things to think about when photographing fall colors.

Add Water
Whether it is a creek, stream, river, pond, or lake, water helps to take a fall foliage picture from good to really interesting. Better yet, if you can find a place where trees in full color go all the way up to the shore you can have a truly great picture. Here’s a hint – think Maine. Maine’s rocky coast has ample opportunity to find fall foliage juxtaposed with a rocky shore line for that perfect breathtaking picture.

Look for a Fence or a Wall
An old wooden fence, bonus points for a high degree of disrepair, can be the perfect prop for a great fall foliage picture. Perhaps, even better, a classic New England rock wall to set up your picture. Again, bonus points if the rock wall is falling apart.

Find a Covered Bridge
With a covered bridge it’s hard to go wrong. You have a beautiful and iconic New England structure and most likely a water element (the bridge has to go over something). Find a old grist mill, similar to a covered bridge, you get an interesting antique man-made object and, typically, water.

Find a church
No picture is more iconic of fall in New England than a classic New England church surrounded by leaves in full color. It’s almost impossible to miss with such subject matter. The good news is that churches are not very hard to find.

Look for other “attention-grabbing” man-made objects, such as an old horse-drawn wagons, wagon wheels, old barns or almost any man-made object that has an antique flair to it can help to make a fall foliage picture.

Look for animalsAnimals can also be the perfect foil for a fall foliage picture. Horses or cows in a field against a backdrop of trees in full color can make for a great picture. Extra bonus points if you do it on a frosty morning where you can see the steam of their breath. Of course the definitive, which requires much more luck, is if you can get a picture of wildlife and trees in full color. Deer or a moose would do perfectly.

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